AMERICAN INVASIONS AND WITHDRAWALS POST-9/11

While the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq was a destructive idea, its withdrawal from these countries is much worse since Americans will be leaving the two countries without ensuring peace, stabilizing and improving the political system, and eliminating terrorist groups. Such policies are not only a repetition of the Vietnam War but also indicators of how unplanned and gradual withdrawals can harm both the US and victim countries. As the history of withdrawing is repeating itself, so will the post-withdrawal circumstances. This article, by reviewing the literature, reveals how sudden withdrawals create more chaos in war-torn countries.